Ribbon-holder.



RIBBON HOLDER.

(Application led June 22, 1991.)

(No Model.)

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PATENT OFFICE.

ALBERT F. STOCKTON, OF CHILLICOTHE, MISSOURI.

RIBBON-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 691,673, dated January 21, 1902. Application filed June 22, 1901. Serial No.` 65,686.` (No model.)

To a/ZZ whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, ALBERT F. SrocK'roN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chillicothe, in the county of Livingston and State of Missouri, have invented a new and useful Ribbon-Holder, of which the following is a specification.`

This invention is an improved ribbonholder, the object being to providean exceedingly cheap, simple, and eflicient device by means of which a roll of ribbon can be always maintained in the proper rolled condition irrespective of the amount sold therefrom; and a still further object is to provide a ribbonholder which shall be transparent, so as to expose the ribbon to view; and a still further object is to provide a ribbon-holder which shall protect the ribbon" from soiling by handling.

At the present time ribbon is rolled upon paper cylinders and the end of the ribbon fastened by means of a pin. This necessitates repinning the free end each time a piece of ribbon is sold off the roll. Furthermore, there is no means of protecting the roll from being soiled by handling; and all of these objects I avoid by means of my invention, which consists, essentially, in providing a circular band of transparent material adapted to encircle the roll of ribbon; and the invention consists also in providing the edges of said transparent bands with spring-strips, whereby the elasticity of the transparent band is increased.

The invention consists also in certain details of construction hereinafter fully set forth, and pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings forming part of this specification, Figure 1 is a perspective View illustrating the practical application of my invention. Fig. 2 is a top plan view. Fig. 3 is a sectional perspective illustrating a preferred form, and Figs. 4, 5, and 6 show sectional perspective views illustrating slight modiiications.

In carrying out my invention Iemploy a band A of elastic transparent material, such as celluloid. This band is curved in the form of a circle, the ends overlapping, the outer end being sprung slightly outwardly, as shown at A', to facilitate the unreeling of the ribbon.

This transparent elastic overlapping circular band A is placed around'the roll B of ribbon,

'the free end of the ribbon projecting out between the overlappingl ends of the transparent circular band. It will of course be understood that these bands are made of various widths to Ycorrespond with the width of the roll of ribbon about `which they are to be placed. overlapping the ribbon will alway be held tightly upon the roll no matter how much is reeled therefrom, and inasmuch as the band is transparent it will be'apparent that the character of the ribbon will be exposed, and at the same time the ribbon will be protected from soilingby handling. In order toincrease the spring tension or elasticity of the transparent elastic band A, I propose to attach spring- The band .being elastic and the ends metal strips to the edges thereof, and in Fig.

3 I have shown' such strip Cfastened upon the edges of the transparent band A.

In Fig. 4 the spring-wire C is inserted in the rolled edges of the band A, and in Fig. 5

the wire `C2 has a groove which receives the edge of the band A. In Fig. 6 the edges are reinforced, as shown at A2, thereby increasingthe elasticity of the band.

It will thus be seen that I provide a ribbonholder which will protect the ribbon at -all times and will avoid pinning the end of the roll after each sale.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to. secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A ribbon-holder comprising a band of transparent elastic material, said band being essentially circular in form and provided with spring metallic bindings, substantially as set forth.

2. A ribbon-holder comprising a band of transparent elastic material having spring metallic bindings at each edge, the band and bindings being curved essentially in the form of a circle and having overlapping ends, substantially as set forth. Y

S. L. SHEETZ, FRANK SHEETZ. 

